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Katyusha

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Noun
  1. 1
    A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Катюша (Katjuša)
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Katyusha. alt-of
  3. 3
    A type of artillery rocket launcher consisting of an array of rockets mounted on a truck, originated in the Soviet Union.

    "The Russian Katyusha is a multiple rocket thrower of which nothing is known except what can be seen on released photographs."

  4. 4
    A type of rocket which can be launched from a Katyusha.

    "The development of these projectors was spurred During World War II, the Soviet Union fired Katyusha rockets from the ground or truck mounted racks. The standard Katyushas were 6 feet long, weighed 92.5 pounds, and had a range of 3 miles."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian Катю́ша (Katjúša) diminutive of Ка́тя (Kátja, “Katya”), in turn diminutive of Екатери́на (Jekaterína, “Katherine”), named after a popular wartime song.

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